Washington Allston Medal (Cleveland Museum of Art 1919.912)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1847
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1919.912: Washington Allston Medal, 1847. Charles Cushing Wright (American, 1853). Bronze; diameter: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). Inscribed: "WASHINGTON ALLSTON.". Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
- Material and technique
- bronze
Design
- Inscription
- "WASHINGTON ALLSTON."
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1847
- Culture period
- America
- Maker recorded
- Charles Cushing Wright (American, 1853)
- Museum attribution
- Charles Cushing Wright (American, 1853)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1919.912
- Published references
- "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 7, no. 1 (1920): 10-12. Mentioned: p. 10
- Museum classification
- Metalwork
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm medallist, edition and restrike status against medallic references.